Temecula Valley Therapy Services

Our team here at Temecula Valley Therapy Services would like to wish you and your family a fun and safe 4th of July! Thank you to our frontline heroes who keep us safe and out of harms way each and every day.

Throwback time! Check out some great summer time tips and tricks that still ring true today! Comment below if you have any other tips/ideas for helping children adjust to new routines and schedules!

SCHOOL’S OUT FOR SUMMER!!🏖⠀
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Okay school’s not out for summer quite yet, but it’s just around the corner. And it’s never too early to start preparing. Summer break comes with freedom, but it can be difficult for kids with Autism to adjust to new schedules and routines. Here are some great ways you can make the transition into summer as smooth as possible:⠀
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• PRIMING⠀
Letting kids know about the activity or outing beforehand can be very helpful. Be sure to include what the outing will be like, along with rules and expectations. Use social stories, pictures or role play to supplement.⠀
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•SCHEDULE⠀
Keep a summer calendar around to show what plans you have each day. Including daily activities such as meals, reading, chores, and free time can maintain structure in your child’s daily routine.⠀
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•TOKENS⠀
Setting a token system in place is a great way to provide positive reinforcement. Using this method can help kids stay on track with appropriate behaviors and visual reminders of their progress towards a reward. ⠀
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Hope you have a great summer!⠀
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For more information about ABA Services feel free to contact us at 951-303-8255.⠀
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📣 May 23th to May 29th is Healthy & Safe Swimming Week! 📣

Check out the CDC for more information on how to stay safe, healthy, and cool this summer!
https://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/swimming/index.html

May 25th is National Missing Children's Day. This day is dedicated to promoting safety and awareness to families. It is also to honor the individuals who have dedicated their time to ensure children around the country are safe and protected! For more information and how to talk to your children about safety check out the links below.

Supporting Organizations:
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children- https://www.missingkids.org/home
International Centre for Missing & Exploited Children-
https://www.icmec.org/
California Missing Persons-
https://oag.ca.gov/missing
Riverside County Sheriff's Department- https://www.riversidesheriff.org/
Parent/Caregiver Resources:
Autism & Wandering- https://www.missingkids.org/theissues/autism
Kid Smartz- a child safety program https://www.missingkids.org/education/kidsmartz
Sunrise Children's Hospital-
https://sunrisechildrenshospital.com/about/newsroom/how-to-teach-your-children-about-stranger-safety

✍ What our SLP's want you to know: SOS Approach to Feeding!

Check out some information and resources regarding this amazing feeding program some of our staff are trained in and use during their therapy sessions!

For more resources: https://sosapproachtofeeding.com/free-resources-parent/
For the Parent/Caregiver workshop: https://sosapproachtofeeding.com/parent-workshop-when-children-wont-eat/

TVTS team hanging out at Temecula’s very first Culturefest until 4 pm today! Stop by and say hello at Sam Hicks Monument Park in Temecula, CA 😄

In honor of Better Hearing and Speech Month, meet one of our super star Speech Therapists, Kathleen Collyer, M.S., CCC-SLP! 👋

Kathleen is a former social worker and joined our team here at Temecula Valley Therapy Services after discovering her passions within the field of Speech and Language Pathology to ensure her clients' voices are heard. Kathleen is interested in having our social media community hear more about Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding. More information on SOS and Kathleen's favorite resources coming soon!

✍️ What our SLPs want you to know: Gestalt Language Processing!

Check out some information and resources to further understand GLPs and how to accommodate their learning style at home or in your practice!

Here's the link for the parent-friendly course 😊 https://www.meaningfulspeech.com/

📣 Reminder 📣

Come by this weekend with your family to Temecula's first ever CultureFest! Experience our community's diversity through entertainment, family fun activites and of course amazing food. Don't forget to stop by our TVTS booth for activities, crafts and goodie bags!

For more information:
https://temeculaca.gov/1510/CultureFest

In honor of Better Hearing & Speech Month, meet our Center Director, Kayla Aguilera, M.S., CCC-SLP! 👋\

Kayla is an amazing member of our team here at Temecula Valley Therapy Services and is truly passionate about the services she provides to our families. One area she is interested in having our community learn more about is Gestalt Language Processing (GLP). More information on GLP and Kayla's favorite resources coming later this week! 😊

💛Happy Better Hearing + Speech Month!

✨Speech-language-hearing professionals work with the full range of communication and swallowing disorders, helping kids enhance connections.

💛To our speech-language pathologists + audiologists: we are grateful for you + celebrate your choice to work with HealthPRO Pediatrics. Thank you for your continued dedication to improving on a vital component of your kiddo’s life: the ability to express one’s self.

Coming up on May 21st, Temecula's CultureFest! Stop by our TVTS booth to say hello with kid friendly activities, crafts and goodies. We hope to see you there!

Click link for more details:
https://temeculaca.gov/1510/CultureFest

We are excited to announce our two upcoming groups this summer to our Temecula Valley family! These groups will be held for 6 weeks and run by some of our amazing staff members. Call us to sign up today!

Temecula Valley Therapy Services updated their website address.

Temecula Valley Therapy Services updated their website address.

Super Hero week was a huge success! Thank you Team TVTS for using your Super Powers to help our kids meet their goals!

Happy Occupational Therapy Month!!

Happy Holidays from Temecula Valley Therapy Services! 🎄🎁🤶🏻🎅🏻🌟

Happy Veteran’s Day to all the veterans out there. Thank you & God Bless you!

Thank you TVTS staff for participating & creating some Halloween fun for our kiddos! Our kids are the cutest!! 🥰

Halloween spirit week was so much fun. We loved seeing the kids in their costumes & handing out candy! 🎃

ASHA Announces Eligibility Pathways for Assistants Certification Program

This is great news!!

ASHA Announces Eligibility Pathways for Assistants Certification Program ASHA announces eligibility pathways for the first ever certification program for audiology assistants and speech-language pathology assistants (SLPAs).

Careers at Temecula Valley Therapy Services

We are currently hiring RBTs and SLPAs.

Careers at Temecula Valley Therapy Services Find your next great career opportunity at Temecula Valley Therapy Services

Careers at Temecula Valley Therapy Services

Careers at Temecula Valley Therapy Services Find your next great career opportunity at Temecula Valley Therapy Services

Another successful week of Telehealth services at TVTS! Today we are spot lighting our beautiful Melanie who started with us as an SLP-CF but was just awarded her SLP/CCC! Congratulations Melanie!! We are so proud of you & grateful you are a part of our team!

A big shout out to Fasia, our Physical Therapist, for providing quality Telehealth services to our pediatric & adult patients during this Covid-19 crisis. Keep ‘em moving, Fasia!! 🏃🏻‍♀️ 🏃

As we close our first week of Telehealth sessions, we want to spot light our SLPA, Kaela, who embraces each day with positivity & a huge smile, while attending graduate school to become an SLP! Go Kaela! 👏🏼

A big shout out to our wonderful SLPA, Megan, as she begins another day of Telehealth services. You are amazing! You got this!

Another successful day of Telehealth sessions ✅ Look at our COTA Rekha rocking her session!

Here’s a shout out to our wonderful COTA, Sheri! She’s providing lots of sensory motor & gross motor activities today since everyone has been cooped up due to the rain. Nice job, Sheri!!

My therapists are up & ready to take on our first day of Telehealth Services! 👍🏼Go Team TVTS! You Rock!! 👏🏼

Dear TVTS families,
In response to Governor Newsom’s executive order N-33-20 ordering all Californians to stay in their homes, Temecula Valley Therapy Services has made the decision to cancel all in-home therapy sessions for the next two weeks in order to protect our clients and their families, as well as our employees. We will continue to provide Telehealth sessions to all clients who are requesting these services. We will also continue to monitor the Covid-19 crisis, assess the risk to our clients and employees and respond as quickly and responsibility as possible. As soon as we can return to our normal operations, we will contact you via email and phone calls so that you can continue receive services.

All of us at TVTS value you as our clients and consider you and your children as part of our families. Please take care of yourselves and stay safe during these unsettling times. We will be here for you as soon as it safe to do so. Our prayers go out to all of you, and to all healthcare professionals and their families who are fighting this epidemic.

May God bless you and your families,
Lynne

Lynne Hardy-Lukes, MS, CCC/SLP
Clinical Director/ CEO
Temecula Valley Therapy Services

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HAPPY NEW YEAR From TVTS!! 🎉